Category Archives: Sports

Cubes Are for Squares

Posted on March 5, 2026 by Nathan

Spellbreaker – The last game in the Enchanted trilogy has a pretty good story, but there isn’t as much of a sense of exploration as in the previous two. The playable character, now head of the Circle of Enchanters, begins … Continue reading →

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Such Stuff as Dreams Are Made On

Posted on November 19, 2025 by Nathan

Here are my thoughts on four more Oz books I’ve read for the first time in the past month or so. Veggy Man of Oz, by Nate Barlow – I know this author now as the guy who does enthusiastic … Continue reading →

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How We Pierced the Forest

Posted on April 9, 2025 by Nathan

Perceforest: The Prehistory of King Arthur’s Britain translated by Nigel Bryant – I had heard about this epic work a few years ago, but couldn’t find it until recently, at a link on the Arthurian Preservation Project at Tumblr. It … Continue reading →

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For Compete’s Sake

Posted on January 26, 2025 by Nathan

A lot of things recently have been reminding me that competition is a very problematic notion. That’s an incredibly broad category, so this isn’t in any way exhaustive, just a collection of thoughts I’ve had on the subject in general. I’ve … Continue reading →

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All Holiday Roads Lead to Rome

Posted on December 1, 2024 by Nathan

Pretty major SPOILERS for all three of these movies. It’s a Wonderful Knife – This is a riff on a certain movie of the same name you’ve probably heard of, with some slasher elements, although not as many as you … Continue reading →

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23 and Me

Posted on November 24, 2024 by Nathan

When I wrote about recurring numbers in the works of certain authors eleven years ago, I received a comment about how twenty-three was significant in The Illuminatus! Trilogy, by Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson. I hadn’t yet read the … Continue reading →

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We Need to Talk about Yevon

Posted on September 14, 2024 by Nathan

I have now finished with Final Fantasy X, and looked into the story a bit, as it is somewhat confusing. It’s an enjoyable game with some changes from earlier entries in the series, most notably that you can’t move around … Continue reading →

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This Could Be Oz, But You Playin’

Posted on July 25, 2024 by Nathan

I dragged Beth along to OzCon International, which was once again held at Kellogg West in Pomona, California. From what I understand, they raised their prices, so the convention was limited to two days, and we didn’t have access to … Continue reading →

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Son of Sin

Posted on June 19, 2024 by Nathan

I’ve been playing a bit of Final Fantasy X as of late. I actually first started playing it on PC, but it crashed a lot, and I’m not sure why. Maybe it has something to do with the technical specs … Continue reading →

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The Male Must Get Through

Posted on August 6, 2022 by Nathan

I’ve noticed an obsession the far right seems to have with masculinity. Someone on Twitter linked to this article, which is four years old at this point, but seems pretty accurate. It’s based on a non-scientific study, but it supports … Continue reading →

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